A few weeks ago there were massive wildfires in Georgia and Florida. While there wasn’t anything of that magnitude in South Florida, we had our own blazes. For a few days, there was citywide smoke, which allowed these slightly surreal pictures of the sun. Wearing sunglasses, you could actually look at the sun painlessly for most of the morning.
But a couple weekends ago, the actual problems of wildfires hit home. Coming home from Naples, I took Alligator Alley, a fast tollway with multiple lanes. Before exit 80, they started forcing everyone off because of smoke. That means being diverted to the slower, single-lane US 41. However, it did give me an excuse to visit bustling Everglades City (population: 500). This sign gave me hope that the trip would be somewhat interesting:
It was not to be.
It was the kind of trip where you’re sputtering along at 10mph and you see a “Reduced Speed Ahead” sign ahead. It was the kind of trip where the driver gets jealous of the passengers, because at least they get to sleep. It was the kind of trip where you’re so bored, you start taking pictures of flies that landed inside the car because there’s nothing better to do. I tried to pretend I was on a safari, except they forgot all the animals. That wasn’t much help.
I really wish I’d gotten a picture of the “post office” on 41, which was slightly larger than an outhouse.
Sorry for the boring post. But it’s going up, just because it’s finished.
May 29th, 2007
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Posted by Donnie
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A couple years ago during the Miami Heat playoffs, some company called Ultimate Sports Force released a set of 3 comic books where the Heat players all turned into superheroes.
You could tell from the cover it would be completely awful (sample here: notice the inclusion of a token white player), and I was completely embarrassed to buy the first issue when it came out. And I never summoned the courage to get issues 2 and 3. Definitely mistake in retrospect.
In 2000, Ultimate Sports Force released “Cosmic Slam”, which contains the unfortunate inclusion of Sammy “No English” Sosa and Mark “I’m not here to talk about the past” McGwire. Nothing like honoring ‘roided-up baseball players on your site a couple years after their reputations have been forever tainted.
Unfortunately, their store doesn’t seem to be working, and the thinking in this corner is that the company is no longer solvent. Their opening movie still shows Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi (also alleged ‘roiders), which only lends weight to this theory.
May 29th, 2007
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Posted by Donnie
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Science doesn’t have all the answers.
Two men, Raymon and Richard, are in a paternity battle. They both had sex with the same woman, on the same night, and now she has a kid. And neither wants to pay child support. So, just give them a paternity test, right?
Problem: they’re identical twins.
That means they have the same DNA, and a paternity test can’t tell them apart. This also means one of them’s the dad and one’s the uncle, and neither of them have enough character to take some responsibility.
I won’t bother to question the mother’s taste in men–although if she liked how one of them looked, it stands to reason she’d like the other. Here’s their picture. (ladies: yes or no?)
ABCNews: Who’s Your Daddy? Paternity Battle Between Brothers
May 29th, 2007
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Posted by Donnie
Filed under In the News, Weaksauce Losers
